browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
more about concoction
concoction |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Concoction \Con*coc"tion\, n. [L. concoctio.] 1. A change in food produced by the organs of nutrition; digestion. [Obs.] 2. The act of concocting or preparing by combining different ingredients; also the food or compound thus prepared. 3. The act of digesting in the mind; planning or devising; rumination. --Donne. 4. (Med.) Abatement of a morbid process, as a fever and return to a normal condition. [Obs.] 5. The act of perfecting or maturing. [Obs.] --Bacon. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: concoction n 1: any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; "he hesitated to taste the strange concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade" [syn: {mixture}, {intermixture}] 2: an occurrence of an unusual mixture 3: the act of creating something by compounding or mixing raw materials [syn: {confection}]
more about concoction
This work is licensed under a
